Rebuilt platformer Knytt Classic now available for PC
An updated version of the 2006-released indie platformer.
Bit Kid, in cooperation with Knytt developer Nifflas, has released Knytt Classic, a free, updated version of the 2006-released platformer, for PC via Steam.
Here is an overview of the game, via Bit Kid:
About
The indie freeware classic returns! It’s been 20 years since visionary Swedish indie developer Nifflas (Rhythm Doggo, Ynglet) released Knytt, the first title in the atmospheric platforming series. Made with the help of a passionate group of internet forum collaborators, the game was released for free on the web in 2006, and later followed up by Knytt Stories (2007) and Knytt Underground (2012). IGN called Knytt “an extremely soothing and memorable ambient adventure,” while Edge Magazine remarked it was “pure platforming pleasure and a wonderfully soothing soundscape.”
To help celebrate the 20th anniversary, Bit Kid (Chasm, WOLFHOUND) is proud to present Knytt Classic, a free pixel-perfect port with full controller support, achievements, bonus modes, display effects, and much more!
Story
Guide the Knytt, a peaceful being who is abducted by aliens for a cruise across the solar system and ends up crash-landing on another world. Explore the atmospheric, maze-like planet and collect all the parts from your crashed ship in order to return home. As Edge put it, “There’s no combat, no switches, and no real puzzles to speak of, just plentiful checkpoints, pure platforming pleasure and a wonderfully soothing soundscape.”
Key Features
- A pixel-perfect port of Nifflas’ indie freeware classic Knytt (2006).
- Over 1,500 screens to explore across the original game and three bonus modes.
- Bonus Modes include UltraTough, a brand new challenging mode by Bit Kid; Hempuli’s (Baba is You, Environment Station Alpha) mod Knytt XH (Extra Hard); and Brutally Unfair Knytt‘s remixed world.
- Achievements and hidden bonuses.
- Full gamepad support and remappable controls.
- Multiple aspect ratios and display effects, including retro CRT and handheld LCD styles.
- Optional in-game timer and fastest completion time tracking.
- Windows, Mac, Linux, and Steam Deck support.
Watch the launch trailer below.